The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-11-11

total to S85, 100000. The company paid
! So, ,25O into the State Treasury under the
| Vedder law.
THE strike among coal miners, that has
! been in operation at Evansville, Ind, and
4 vicinity since the middle Of September,
! has ceased, and all the mines are again in
| operation. The miners failed to get the
| price asked, but resumed work at three
cents per bushel, the old rate.
| THE steam Yacht NObican, which
brought over party Of ScOtchmen to
! witness the defeat of the Thistle, has been
| fitted with her ocean rig at TOmpkins-
vile, and she Will sail for winter cruiss
| in the West Indies on the 9TH. Mr.. John
Clark, her owner, and number of invit-
! ed guests will be on board.
THE Bulgarian SobTanje has passed a
| bill providing for the coinage of 1900, 900
| francs to be nominally composed of cop
per and nickel.
THE number of persons who emiGr0 ted
from Germany during the ten expired
| months of 1887 is upward of 1900 e.ta.5r
than that for the corresponding period of
! 1886.
IT proves to have been a leaky gaspipe,
and not dynamite, that caused the ex-
plosion at the Carlton Club, London, on
the ID.
THE national council of the Choctaw
Nation is in session, and it is alleged the
members have been having a hilarious old
time Of it.
THE Crow Indians are reported to have
gone on the war-path.
THE track of the Indiana & Illinois
Southeastern road is being changed from
narrow to standard gauge.
IT is rumored that a consolidation OF the
st. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern and the
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City roads
is probable.
GERMAN spies have recently been in
Russia and CLEANED important information
concerning the condition of the army and
the frontier defenses.
THE New York Board Of Health is con
sidering the question Of sending back
cholera ships to Italy and stopping dan
gerOuS vessels now coming this way.
THE question of coercion in Ireland is
becoming two-sided. United ireland in
forms the landlords that they can prepare
to become hostages for Mr.. O'Brien's
safety, and for every hair of his head that
is injured his friends will exact compound
vengeance.
On the Sd, at the regular monthly meet
ing of the veteran firemen of New York,
President G.. w. Anson had a pleasing
duty to perform. He gave to each of the
/ JOG members who visited the Pacific coast
a sold gold badge, which had been sent
by the veterans Of San Francisco as a SOU
venir of the event.
THE sugar strike in Louisiana is draw
ing to end.
IT has been decided to shut down every
glass factory in the East at the end Of
| November.
THE quarantine against cattle from the
Chicago stock yards has been Withdrawn
| by the Kansas authorities.
THE recent government victory in the
French Chamber of Deputies appears to
be delusive, and promises to be transit
tory.
THE authorities of London are still APP
prehensive of serious distuT Dances from
the unemployed element on Lord Mayors
day, November 9.
THE Treasury Department has declined
to grant the request of the Richmond
(Va.) authorities that a revenue cutter be
stationed at the entrance of Chesapeake
| bay to intercept incoming cholera-in-
| fected vessels.
DIR. PORTER reports to the Marine Hos
| pital Bureau from Tampa, Fla, that there
were seventy-four cases and nine deaths
during the seven days ended the 4th.
The total number of cases to the 4th was
325. The endemic is reported to be sub
siding.
THE War Department received tele-
| gram from General Terry stating that he
| had been advised by General Ruger that
in accordance with an agreement with In
/ spectOr Armstrong he had ordered all the
| Crows to be assembled at the agency on
/ the 4th.
THE growth of the Knights Of Labor or
| ganization at Montreal, Can, within tAe
| past few months has been phenomenal
and still continues. 1t is possible that
| when the employees make the demand for
| the nine-hour day at the beginning of the
| year, very few of the bosses viii oppose
it, as their attitude toward the organiza-
! tion is friendly.
| THE report of the Ontario Bureau of In
| dustTy for November states that the
! yield of fall wheat is 14,440,6l1 bushelx,
/ being 8, $50, 531 bushels less than last year
/ and 5,162, 693 less than the average yield
of six years. The spring wheat yield
! is 5,623, 1T bushels against 9,158, IS3 last
year, and 9,713, ,779 for the average of six
/ wars